Randall Young wrote:
>
> > From: John Kipping [mailto:johnkipping@inet.net.nz]
> >
> ><snip>
> > Just one
> > strange aspect about the trip, the distance award went to
> > somebody from Japan - I'm still trying to work that one out.
>
> Did no one enter John in the distance competition, then ???
>
> Tokyo <-> Dulles == ~3000 nautical miles
> Auckland <-> Dulles == ~4800 nm
Umm, it's a might further than that:
Auckland to Washington, DC = 8622 miles (13877 km) (7493 nautical miles)
Tokyo to Washington, DC = 6790 miles (10927 km) (5900 nautical miles)
John should have won hands down. (!)
Cheers.
--
Michael D. Porter
Roswell, NM
[mailto:mporter@zianet.com]
Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance.
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